Previously thought to be a 'vase à compartiments' or 'Choisy', this oval-shaped vase with its characteristic fixed partitions has been identified as a 'cuvette Verdun' in 2014, a title formerly attributed to a different model (see C214). It is named after Jean-François Verdun de Monchiroux, one of the first major shareholders in the Vincennes manufactory. Decorated with pink and green ground golours, the front features a peasant scene outside an inn, which was painted by Charles-Nicolas Dodin (op. 1754-1802/3) – one of the factory’s most skilled and versatile painters. Such cheerful scenes of peasant life – often after or in the style of David Teniers the Younger – were introduced at the factory around 1758. A marked contrast to the elaborate luxury of the Sèvres pieces and the noble society for whom they were produced, the mundane subjects were highly popular until the mid-1760s. The vase was possibly bought by Louis XV in 1760, together with several other pieces decorated with Teniers scenes.